Table 5

Out-of-pocket (OOP) payment (in KES) for public sector injectable and implant among users with non-zero expenditure by wealth quintile

Wealth quintileInjectableImplant
nMean
(95% CI)
Quintile ratio*nMean (95% CI)Quintile ratio*
Poorest147KES 65 (59 to 72)27KES 267 (146 to 389)
Poor247KES 61 (57 to 65)76KES 231 (200 to 262)
Middle256KES 66 (62 to 70)68KES 253 (205 to 301)
Wealthy197KES 66 (61 to 72)78KES 317 (187 to 447)
Wealthiest116KES 78 (69 to 87)1.2 (p=0.033)82KES 240 (190 to 291)0.90 (p=0.660)
  • *Ratio of mean OOP expenditure comparing the wealthiest users with the poorest users. Adjusted Wald-type test based on the delta method was used to test for significance.

  • 1 KES=US$0.0114.

  • KES, Kenyan shillings.